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When the right invades a thread they perceive possesses too much ugly commentary about the right (whether consciously or sub-consciously experienced) everything becomes a "whatabout"/straw man. We can't keep the commentary and record keeping on the dozens upon dozens of dog whistles already hurled at Harris, and the dozens upon dozens to come, because "you know it is possible to be against Harris (and Obama) without being racist! It's the policies not their race!" Well, sir, this thread is about the overt and subtle racism that drives an absurd portion of right-wing media and right-wing politics (this is well studied). It's not a discussion on "if" this occurs, it's a discussion and when, what, and how much. Happy to have a Harris vs Trump policy discussion on a policy thread.
Euphemisms/tic phases such as "DEI hire", "low IQ", "those other people", "they're not like you", "animals", "evil", etc. are all regularly used by right-wing politicians and right-wing media to evince distinction between the overwhelmingly white, rural/exburban, and religious right-wing body politic with the racially diverse, urban, and less religious left (I recognize other factors exist). This isn't a new phenomenon, the words just change over time.
Euphemisms/tic phases such as "DEI hire", "low IQ", "those other people", "they're not like you", "animals", "evil", etc. are all regularly used by right-wing politicians and right-wing media to evince distinction between the overwhelmingly white, rural/exburban, and religious right-wing body politic with the racially diverse, urban, and less religious left (I recognize other factors exist). This isn't a new phenomenon, the words just change over time.
